This map shows worldwide coconut (copra) oil production in tonnes.
Current world Coconut oil production: 3,734,208 tonnes
What is Copra?
Copra is dried sections of the meat of the coconut, the kernel of the fruit of the coconut palm (Cocos nucifera). It is valued for the coconut oil extracted from it and for the resulting residue, coconut-oil cake, which is used mostly for livestock feed.
Coconut oil is very heat stable so it makes an excellent cooking and frying oil. It has a smoke point of about 360 °F (180 °C). Because of its stability it is slow to oxidize and thus resistant to rancidity, lasting up to two years due to high saturated fat content.
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